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Tom Stoppard: Verbatim

In tribute to Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation, this programme features the playwright's life story in his own words.

As part of BBC Radio 4's Celebrating Stoppard season in tribute to Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation, Tom Stoppard: Verbatim features the acclaimed Playwright and Screenwriter’s life story in his own words.

It draws on a wide range of archive audio sourced from five decades of Sir Tom’s musings, recollections and observations - through various phases of his professional life as a journalist, drama critic, essayist and radio writer, before becoming a wildly successful and influential playwright.

A Zinc Media production for BBC Radio 4

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57 minutes

On radio

Saturday20:00

Broadcast

  • Saturday20:00